Talladega, Alabama Burney Lamar will start the ARCA "Food World 300" from the tenth position Saturday afternoon at the Talladega Superspeedway. The 25 year old W. Sacramento, CA. native posted a time of 52.894 seconds at 181.041 miles an hour over the 2.66 mile high-banked oval in a field of fifty-two entries. Forty-one cars will take the green flag Saturday afternoon in a race that will be shown on a tape-delayed basis at 9:30 p.m. eastern time on SPEED Channel.
"I can't say enough about my crew chief, Lance Dieters, and my Grand National West crew. They busted their butts all day today, and it paid off. We were seventeenth in practice earlier today so we were really happy with the results." said Lamar.
Driving the #12 HPS/Groeniger Chevrolet Monte Carlo owned by DeLana Harvick, Lamar said it was, "pretty cool having Kevin there up on the hauler giving support. Especially since this is a restrictor plate race and he's run pretty good here in these kind of races."
Although this is the first time on a high-banked superspeedway, Lamar does have experience on one and two mile ovals having won Grand National West races at both the one mile oval at Phoenix International Raceway and on the two-mile track at the California Speedway earlier this summer in only three starts in that division. He is also third in the point standings in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Southwest Series after twelve off fourteen races driving a car owned by Les DenHerder, of Bakersfield, CA.. DenHerder is also the owner of HPS Mechanical, Inc., plumbing specialists headquartered in Bakersfield. "Les and his son, Scotty, are also here with us. He's one reason I'm here today, and I can't say enough about what he has done for me. It's great having that kind of support from a sponsor and car owner."
Driving in a developmental program for Kevin Harvick, Inc., Lamar will be making his debut in the NASCAR BUSCH Series at the Kansas Speedway a week from Saturday.
